[Dysphagia] infant seating for MBS

[ptesch at jdmc.org (ptesch@jdmc.org)]

In the past I have used a tumbleform feeder seat in the smallest size for
infants.  We set it on top of the regular dysphagia chair used for adults.
 We used a gait belt or velcro type belt throught the holes in the back of
it and wrapped it around the back of the dysphagia chair. Also had to use
a pillow or two usually to get it propped in the right spot.  I liked
having some play in it so I could easily adjust the angle from reclined to
more upright if I needed to during a study.  Also, with a newborn, I
observed a study once in which they placed the x-ray table down and put
pillows on the table and placed the baby on the table in a side-lying
position and propped with pillows to find the right angle.


Pennie Tesch, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
JD McCarty Center